Word Origin & History

Sense of "ice cream on a stick" is from 1923 (see popsicle). Meaning "the (brief) time of a 'pop'" is from 1530s. Pop goes the weasel, a country dance, was popular 1850s in school yards, with organ grinders, at court balls, etc.

Example Sentences for popped up

Purdy popped up with some question as to the scale of court fees.

From somewhere in the back of his mind there popped up the old platitude.

Then Sturton popped up on the dais, and waited there for silence.

The man who had popped up at the wicket window was Harry Pangborn.

And when it popped up again, I shoved it away once more just as quickly.

His friend had been killed by something that had just popped up.

Meanwhile, millions of have-you-seen sites had popped up on the net.

He popped up his head, and found a heavy hand clapped on his shoulder.

They popped up like corks released from the bottom of a pail of water.

And just now the only thing she could remember about Horace popped up in her mind.